Craig v. State
Ohio Supreme Court
This is a writ of error to the Court of Common Pleas of Wayne county. The plaintiff in error was cdnvicted of arson at the September term, A. D. 1853, of that court, and sentenced to imprisonment in the penitentiary. It appears from a bill of exceptions taken on the trial, that one Jesse Taylor, an accomplice of the plaintiff in error, was examined as a witness for the State.
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This is a writ of error to the Court of Common Pleas of Wayne county. The plaintiff in error was cdnvicted of arson at the September term, A. D. 1853, of that court, and sentenced to imprisonment in the penitentiary. It appears from a bill of exceptions taken on the trial, that one Jesse Taylor, an accomplice of the plaintiff in error, was examined as a witness for the State. A witness was then examined on behalf of the prisoner, to impeach Taylor, and being inquired of as to Taylor’s character for truth and veracity, testified that it was bad, and that he would not believe him under oath.…
1Opinion of the CourtJ. R. Swan, J.
This case presents for decision the question, whether in impeaching the credit of a witness, the inquiry into the general reputation or character of the witness should be restricted to his reputation for truth and veracity, or may be made in general terms, involving his entire moral character and estimation in society. In most of the northern States the inquiry is limited to reputation for truth; in some of the southern States, full latitude is given to ascertain the standing of a witness and his inherent moral character. Very cogent reasons have been given for the holding on each side. In…
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